School’s been out for a few weeks here in New York and my kids are becoming “Summer Bums.” They want to sleep in, stay indoors (they are complaining it’s too hot — Hello! It’s Summer!) and just play video games.
Well, I surprised them when I told them I would give them each a weekly packet they would have to complete for this summer.
They whined, complained and they gave me the evil eye. I don’t care. I know it’s summer and they have had a hectic year trying to get good grades but it’s been proven by researchers, that during the summer months, students lose their reading skills — a trend known as “Summer Slide.”
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I play learning games with Tristan to teach him his letters and numbers.
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i encourage him to read through the summer and we like to compete aginst each other when we watch jeopardy..lol
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We’ve participated in the local summer reading program! The kids love it and it’s kept them reading this summer!
We like to take trips to museums, read often, and play games together.
using workbooks with them
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We go to the library every week or every other week and read in the afternoons.
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We go to the library weekly to check out books.
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Well, we didn’t have a choice. There were assignments over the summer, including two books, two presentations and a science project, not to mention six essays on volunteerism.
We have taken the kids to the library on several occasions to keep them in the learning mood.
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We frequent the local library.
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Angelina is signed up for almost every free activity at our local library: book club, kindergarten readiness class, science class, etc.
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We read together,play things like word games and do a little each day in their work books
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We do lots of reading and lots of field trips. Live in a wonderful area full of history. I know even I learn something new on each trip.
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by reading to them ty.